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Measured figures
collapsed
Single source34.5 in (876.3 mm) collapsed[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Barrett REC10 | Type 80 machine gun |
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| Type | Designated Marksman Rifle[source] | General-purpose machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | China[source] |
| Manufacturer | Barrett Firearms Manufacturing[source] | Norinco Changfeng Machinery (For CS/LM4 variant) Military Industry Corporation[source] |
| Calibre | .308 Winchester / 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
1,192 mm (46.9 in)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceEffective; sight adjustments
Single source1,640 yd (100—1,500 m sight adjustments)[source]
Barrel length
Single source658 mm (25.9 in)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source840 m/s (2,776 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Action | semi-automatic[source] Direct impingement; semi-automatic[source] | Gas-operated , open bolt[source] |
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| In service | — | 1983–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | Lebanese Civil War Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency Second Sudanese Civil War War in Darfur Sri Lankan Civil War Somali civil war (2009–present) South Sudanese ethnic violence Sudanese conflict Syrian Civil War Boko Haram insurgency Islamic State insurgency in Iraq (2017–present)[source] |
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| Designer | — | Mikhail Kalashnikov[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1980[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1983–present[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | — | 7.62×54mmR 7.62×51 NATO (For CF 06 version)[source] |
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| Rate of fire | — | 700–800 round/min[source] |
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| Feed system | — | Belts in 100/200/250 round boxes[source] |
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| Sights | — | Open sights. Optical/Night vision scope can be outfitted.[source] |
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